Top Story Spotlight SUNNY SIDE UP Susan Bennett: What March brings Jessica Kennedy Mar 7, 2026 Mar 7, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save 'Tis the month of the lion and the lamb and abundant Irish luck. March also brings Daylight Saving Time and Palm Sunday. Susan Bennett kAmqFE :7 J@F =:G6 :? }63C2D<2 @C 2?J 4@=5\H62E96C DE2E6[ J@F 2=D@ <?@H :E’D 2=D@ E96 >@?E9 E92E H:?E6C FDF2==J EC:6D E@ 92?8 @? 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